and isnt this exactly one of the biggest knocks on alpi.... he lacks reliable jumpshot, hes not a floor spacer....well if he played additional 10-15 minutes tonight he could have fired 10 additional 3 pointers/midrangers.... then they could have stayed after game and shoot another 300 3 pointers... then first thing in the morning you now you hit another 300 3 pointers this is how you do it... this lack of dedication to detail is why rockets are the worst in nba an why bad teams stay bad forever...no sense of urgency and they can do without everything... if silas cared about alpi fouling out so much then he should have pulled him out, pulled him aside when he had 2 fouls(be proactive!) and gave him a final warning that hed be careful and cant and wont commit a stupid 3rd foul...this is how you teach this is how you coach... nah silas couldnt care less and perhaps its ok he isnt really paid to do all that and hes a good employee but hes not a 'championship material' or 'great at devlopment'.... hes not a wonderful coach.... the reality is the best coaches and best people at everything are those who give and do more than expected!
no we are 0 - 20 because our best player is not given the keys...the crazy kid is driving the vehicle while nikki lauda is on the back seat
yes imho its extrapolating too much based solely on the stats but the eye test is absolutely there...he can be as good as jokic and even a lot better and nobody would have been surprised... at least not people watching him and realizing hes being hold back by silas lucas and stone...
Disagree completely on both points. First off, I've never like the "you have to bench a player who gets 3 fouls in the first half, no critical thinking allowed" strategy. I've posted about it numerous times, I think it's stupid. We've seen this done so many times where the player commits 1 or 0 fouls for the rest of the game, it's just dumb. Alp got pulled with 3 fouls and ended the game with 3 fouls. Bad decision. Secondly, playing time is extremely valuable for young developing players. This isn't a playoff team that is trying to put their players on ice to avoid injuries plus wear and tear. I don't care if the team is down 50, when a team is as young and bad as this one is, I want the young guys in the game.
I think we might be 6-14 instead... (maybe 10-10 with Rick Adelman at the helm) I like Al-P very much but unfortunately for him and the Rockets, the NBA has evolved away from a player like him. He's very good. But for the Rockets to be very good, he can't be the best player on the Rockets.
this team/coach doesnt value a possession(A BIG SIGN OF A SCRUB CULTURE) AND they dont value playing time and playing time is the biggest commodity in nba... and rockets waste it on dawid nwaba, danuel house, danuel theis, eric gordon...etc. Where is dawid nwaba now? and you wasted playing time last year on david nwaba instead of letting alpi (last year!) play tru foul trouble so that that lesson is learned already .... and now you are benching him because you in the first place didnt teach him that lesson last year and played him 6 minutes a night and could have played him 36 minutes so you basically slowed down alpis development 6 times on some nights in order to play daniel thesis and where is daniel thesis now? nah we will be in year 10 of rebuild and they will still not know how to set pick properly, how to shoot 3... how to fundamentals... you can develop a player in 2-3 years if you know what you doing and you not wasting resources...or you may never develop him and blame it on players not having the talent not high pick enough... no you have talent and the picks my friend what you lack is , the brains the work and the culture....
I am going to sit out of the Jokic talks, because Sengun is a completely different player. Sengun is unique. Jokic is too. Jokic is basically playing water polo out there he is so massive. I will say that Jokic provides zero rim protection, but that team has a WAY better coach with multiple Vets that know what they are doing on defense. Some players become so damn dominant offensively that the defense truly doesn’t matter all that much. If they become mediocre on that end, it is a win. Exhibit A: Steph Curry. Exhibit B: James Harden. Exhibit C: Nikola Jokic. I am not saying that it is for sure going to happen, but there is a universe where Sengun continues to slightly improve his shooting over the next 2-3-4 years, and then he continues to add the Dirk fades and Dream shimmies. It is possible that he becomes a completely dominant force on the offensive end in all facets. Some weird mix of Moses/Barkley rim pressure, with Arvydas vision and creativity.
These guys should ONLY have been fillers for the roster...instead they got A LOT of minutes for basically no reason. What kind of development plan of youth was that ? or Was there any plan at all? Very confusing.
Unlike others, I believe even with his limited defense and zero rim protection(even though I don't think it's that bad), Denver could have gone further in playoffs if Jokic hadn't been plagued by injuries of key players like Murray. He had to carry his team by himself with non-starters around him so of course it wasn't enough. Not every team has to play as how Golden State plays. Game gonna keep evolving as new unique players will have always something new to offer and force changes. that's a beauty if you ask me, otherwise things began to be monotonous and 3 points contest between teams isn't that fun to watch. For example, matchup between KAT and Sengun was very enjoyable like back in the days when NBA wasn't soft like today, players would challenge each other and get physical. That's what Sengun brings to this team...
It’s a copycat league and most people want to pencil in a Kelvin Cato to go with KPJ and JG. More sexy… We have never seen a player like Sengun, so there is no direct comparison to reference. This could be a warning sign, OR it could be the sign of a special player that changes how we think about basketball. I just wish our HC ran an offense that would cater to our strengths, ala Rick Adelman/GSW/Denver, etc. Everything should be inversed and our guards should be forced to learn to move off the ball. They can both still lead the team in shots.
Sengun is completely dominating offensively, in a sub-par offensive system that has been designed to maximize the development of Kevin Porter Jr. Many posters on here have wanted to prioritize the development of KPJ over Sengun. A mistake.
I wish someone could explain me for serious what makes KPJ really special. is it just because he dropped 50 once? He has been a problematic player even before stepping on floor in NBA. That's the reason why he wasn't a lottery pick. Mental strength and character are important as much as the skills you got. Just read some old draft comments and you will know what I mean.
I love KPJ and think he can be really special If someone optimizes his shot profile. Way more threes and cuts, plz. Sengun could help that cause.
